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Comparing Apples and Androids

http://mlearning.muohio.edu/mlcTwitter: @miami_mlearning

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Comparing Apples and Androids

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Purpose

• Mobile Learning Experience–We love Apple!

–#1 tablet is iPad - Consumer Reports

• There is another option…– Android

• This talk compares different aspects/features to consider

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What is Android?

• Variation of Linux for devices– Originally a

company called Android was acquired by Google

– OS platform now used on large share of smartphones

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Why Even Consider Android?

• Market Share– Phones (Comscore)• 43.7% Android

• 27.7% iOS

– Tablets (Strategy Analytics)• 66% iPad

• 26.9% Android

Source: http://cnet.co/IiUNcf

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Market Share…

NPD Group, Dec 2011

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If (y)our students are walking on campus with Android devices, shouldn’t we at least consider whether to include support?

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Tablet OptionsApple

• iPad 1, iPad 2, New iPad

Android

• Kindle Fire

• Samsung Galaxy Tab

• Toshiba Thrive

• Asus– Eee Pad

– Transformer

• Motorola Xoom

• Many more!

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CostApple

• iPad - $499+

Android

• Kindle Fire - $199

• Samsung Galaxy Tab - $499+

• Many priced in-between

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Device SupportApple

• Apple iOS supported on most devices– Devices eventually

“retired”

Android

• Support for Operating Systems determined by manufacturers

http://bit.ly/rqF4Xe

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OS VersionsApple

• iOS 5.x– Since iPhone 3GS

• iOS 3.1.3– Older devices

Android

• 2.2 - Froyo - Kindle Fire

• 2.3 - Gingerbread

• 3.x - Honeycomb – Toshiba Thrive, Samsung Galaxy Tab

• 4.x - Ice Cream Sandwich – Newer tablets in process

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Kindle Fire

• Features– Price: $199

• Lacks:– Camera

– 3G/4G

– GPS

• Home screen configuration is different than other tablets

• Great size– Thumb typing!

• Access to Google Play (more on this later)

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App StoresApple

• iTunes– Well-known

standards for apps

Android

• Google Play– Relies on

community to report bugs/malware

• Amazon App Store– Some quality

control

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AppsApple

• Only option for bypassing the iTunes store is to use the iOS Enterprise license

Android

• Side loading of apps– Allows users to

develop own software and developers to provide a simple path for distribution that doesn’t require a separate store

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Maintenance IssuesApple

• Relatively maintenance free

Android

• App quality

• Malware and Viruses

• App/Process killers

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Factors to consider

• E-readers vs. Tablets

• More than a e-reader

• Screen size

• Screen type (e-ink, lcd)

• Wireless vs. Always on data

• Flexibilityhttp://cnet.co/HJtdHm

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AdvantagesApple

• Polish of experience

• Retina display technology

• Ease of use

Android

• Integration with Google

• Google Maps + Google Navigation

• Flexibility of OS– There’s an app for

thathttp://usat.ly/HEd3h2

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DisadvantagesApple

• Apple corporate image

• Lack of customization

• Not on all networks (yet)

• Real 4G support

Android

• Fragmentation

• Manufacturer skins

• Difficulty of finding apps

• Malware and viruses

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Benchmarking• E-readers (kindle)

• Note taking (evernote)

• Social Networking (facebook, twitter, edmodo)

• File sharing (dropbox)

• PDF annotations (iannotate, repligo, ez pdf reader)

• Handwriting (notetaker hd, quill)

• Whiteboarding (syncspace)

• Communication (skype, google google talk, facetime)

• Office Suite (documents to go, iwork)

• Remote Desktop (splashtop)

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Summary• Ultimately comes down to a matter of

individual preference AND cost– Our target audience may prefer the Android

device

• More educational apps seem to be targeted towards iOS– iear.org

– Top 25 Android Apps for Education

• However…

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Summary

• …many questions have to be answered:– Have we

demonstrated (with research?) that learning occurs when using m-learning?

– Are we just “dipping broccoli in chocolate”?

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Hands on

• On the devices– Dropbox

– Syncspace

– Evernote

– Pulse

– Many more…

• Try them out

• Compare them with your iOS devices

• Type with the keyboard